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An airplane attempting to land in a southwest Flagler County lake Tuesday evening crashed and sank, though the pilot and his passenger survived.

The pilot, 59-year-old Allan Burrows, told the Florida Highway Patrol the floats of his single-engine, two-seater float craft did not respond correctly to the water when he tried landing about 7:30 p.m. in Lake Disston, about six miles east of Lake George.

He increased the throttle, trying to lift off again, but the left float became submerged, violently jawing the Aeroprakt A-22 in a counterclockwise rotation, the Highway Patrol report said.

Burrows and his passenger, 51-year-old Kathrine M. Burrows, swam to shore as the aircraft sank. The Burrows are from Port Orange. The FHP did not say if the plane was in duress prior to the accident.